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There are 30 articles related to materials handling.
Equipment manufacturer streamlines part flow and drastically reduces WIP and raw stock inventory. Once a part hits the floor, it never goes onto a rack.
By: Tim Heston - The FABRICATOR®, 6/4/09
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Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multisource
press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to
consider when buying a press. The article examines application
suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage,
frame construction, spee...
By: Kate Bachman - The FABRICATOR®, 5/21/09
This article has been viewed: 7 times. Printed: 0 times
When fabricators decide to automate material handling in their laser cutting operations, they have several choices to make. The decision on whether to automate—and what kind of system makes the most sense—will depend on the shop’s capabilities, its production capacity, and available floor space. The...
By: Michael Bishop, Assistant Editor - The FABRICATOR®, 10/14/08
This article has been viewed: 547 times. Printed: 53 times
Manufacturing companies must walk a fine line between choosing a conveyor system suited for the application, while maintaining flexibility so the system can handle future jobs.
By: Matt Jones, Mike Hosch, and Gary Wemmert - The FABRICATOR®, 9/30/08
This article has been viewed: 560 times. Printed: 61 times
California is on the leading edge of environmental protectionism, and because it is such a large industrial market, the state's environmental regulations are influencing what metal fabricators might be drivng in their facilities.
By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief - The FABRICATOR®, 7/15/08
This article has been viewed: 858 times. Printed: 92 times
Fineblanking operations require a heavy-duty press and special tooling. To produce straight, flat strip for the press and feed, stampers need a coil cradle, coil end peeler, debender, and hold-down arm, straightener, loop control.
By: Eilert Bruns - The FABRICATOR®, 5/13/08
This article has been viewed: 677 times. Printed: 96 times
To the naked eye, conveyor design doesn't look looks it has progressed much in 40 years. The conveyors of today are engineered with unique design elements and innovations that make them more versatile than ever for today’s metal stamping applications. A conveyor with the latest technologies is good...
By: Kim Stoll - www.thefabricator.com, 11/6/07
This article has been viewed: 1,670 times. Printed: 149 times
Using conventional rack and shelving systems to store and retrieve dies is inefficient and can cause damage to dies. Five critical areas of concern are space utilization, worker productivity, potential for die damage, ergonomics and cost justification. Shops can reach new lean levels by improvements...
By: Ed Romaine - The FABRICATOR®, 8/8/07
This article has been viewed: 1,842 times. Printed: 180 times
When a machine operator cut a bundle of barstock open to load into a saw, the bands popped, moving the blocks that were put there to safely contain the bars. The bars fell on the operator's foot and trapped it. Not wanting to duplicate that nightmare, engineers at Kirsan Engineering, Kenosha, Wis., ...
By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief - The FABRICATOR®, 7/10/07
This article has been viewed: 1,948 times. Printed: 191 times
Proper packaging is an essential part of the manufacturing process that often is overlooked. For stampers who outsource final part finishing, it is an even greater concern. This article explains why proper packaging is so important and gives several options for keeping part quality intact during sh...
By: Greg Yahn - www.thefabricator.com, 7/10/07
This article has been viewed: 1,958 times. Printed: 199 times
Analyzing your warehouse layout might reveal severe inefficiencies. Do you have the most frequently picked items scattered around, or are they located near the packing station? Organizing the warehouse so that the most frequently picked items are close to the packing station and the least frequently...
By: Frank Rubury - www.thefabricator.com, 7/10/07
This article has been viewed: 3,076 times. Printed: 186 times
Ever more stringent safety standards, driven largely by OSHA and state regulators, have led many fabricators to examine closely their material handling processes. Side loaders can provide safety benefits as well as improve material handling efficiency.
By: Eamon Devlin - The FABRICATOR®, 2/13/07
This article has been viewed: 3,236 times. Printed: 237 times
It's a challenge to select the most efficient conveyor for a particular application. To make the best choice, it's imperative that all operating parameters be considered.
By: John Mackowski - www.thefabricator.com, 11/7/06
This article has been viewed: 2,930 times. Printed: 259 times
Since starting with just one warehouse in 1989, J G Kelly Supplies has grown along with Ireland’s booming construction industry. Limiting factors such as the warehouse’s doorway width, narrow aisles, and 90-degree turns meant the company had to rely on manual labor to handle the long, cumbersome ite...
By: Eric Lundin, Editor, TPJ-The Tube & Pipe Journal® - The FABRICATOR®, 9/12/06
This article has been viewed: 5,078 times. Printed: 223 times
With growth coming fast and future expansions likely, this Tier 1 auto supplier replaced its capacity-limited scrap baling system with an autoloading conveyor system to maximize ROI and productivity.
The FABRICATOR®, 7/11/06
This article has been viewed: 3,643 times. Printed: 272 times
Stampers, precariously squeezed by tight margins, high material costs, and increasing pressure to be leaner, have issued a request: we want our scrap handling operations to be faster, trouble-free, and more productive. Fortunately, the latest generation of scrap handling equipment makes that mission...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - The FABRICATOR®, 7/11/06
This article has been viewed: 4,838 times. Printed: 234 times
Maching tool builder Haas Automation Inc. needed a new approach to minimize labor costs in its internal packaging and shipping operation. The company found its answer with the Yellow Jacket orbital stretch wrap technology.
The FABRICATOR®, 7/11/06
This article has been viewed: 3,402 times. Printed: 277 times
Magnetic soft-belt conveyors can feed presses and transport parts from one workstation to another or from production to inspection, storage, or packaging operations. If you work with ferrous metal coils or sheets, a magnetic system may help improve plant efficiency, safety and reduce costs.
By: Mike Wilks - The FABRICATOR®, 2/7/06
This article has been viewed: 3,927 times. Printed: 317 times
The traditional belt conveyors used to remove scrap from the stamping operations at American Trim's facility on Baxter Street in Lima, Ohio, just couldn't stand up to the gritty shop environment. The company found a successful alternative with a belt-less material movement solution from GSW Press A...
By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief - The FABRICATOR®, 12/13/05
This article has been viewed: 5,399 times. Printed: 326 times
A new laser cutter, a new panel bender, and two older punching and shearing combination machines, connected to a new automatedstorage-and-retieval system have helped an Indianapolis job shop stay on top of emergnecy orders that normally come its way.
The FABRICATOR®, 12/13/05
This article has been viewed: 4,177 times. Printed: 321 times
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By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief - The FABRICATOR®, 3/8/05
This article has been viewed: 6,146 times. Printed: 437 times
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By: Jim Russell, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 11/20/03
This article has been viewed: 5,655 times. Printed: 538 times
Material and equipment storage can be a major concern for fabricators. Therefore, it is important to establish the purpose of a storage system and understand clearly what it needs to accomplish.
By: Joe Harnest, Contributing Writer - The FABRICATOR®, 10/23/03
This article has been viewed: 4,157 times. Printed: 553 times
Just as office managers look for the most efficient way to store files, shop managers must look for efficient ways to store heavy, expensive dies. Many offices have file cabinets with an index system for locating files quickly. The shop equivalent for storing and retrieving dies may be air-powered r...
By: Don Dykstra, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 8/28/03
This article has been viewed: 4,588 times. Printed: 557 times
Manufacturers face relentless challenges in their efforts to meet changing demand. In their materials handling operation, these challenges include moving materials in tight spaces, providing just-in-time (JIT) delivery to production areas, and ensuring that lift trucks are available when and where t...
By: Jenifer Sopko, Contributing Writer - The FABRICATOR®, 4/10/03
This article has been viewed: 8,413 times. Printed: 591 times
Less than half of the overhead conveyors stampers use have automatic lubrication systems.
By: Mel Burke, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 1/16/03
This article has been viewed: 5,233 times. Printed: 567 times
This article describes how power-and-free conveyors are used in manufacturing. It outlines new themes in conveyor design, systems design, control systems, and simulation software.
By: Mel Burke, Contributing Writer - The FABRICATOR®, 2/14/02
This article has been viewed: 6,979 times. Printed: 797 times
This article describes applications for chopping scrap from stamping operations and how to use recycling for cost containment -- as opposed to to profit building -- through more concentrated scrap hauling, better use of floor space, and enhanced employee safety.
By: Sweed Machinery, Co., Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 1/10/02
This article has been viewed: 3,975 times. Printed: 734 times
The ability to efficiently remove scrap from production areas affects the production up time and cost of production. Therefore, scrap removal should be part of the production planning process.
By: Bernard N. Goldstein, P.E., Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 1/10/02
This article has been viewed: 4,709 times. Printed: 523 times
Metal stamping companies are required to comply with a number of regulations relating to the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of the wastes they generate. As a result, each company must learn which materials are classfied as hazardous and how to comply with detailed regulations.
By: Rich Bravieri, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 2/19/01
This article has been viewed: 4,555 times. Printed: 572 times
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